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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #11 of 347 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$57M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $717 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,796
+3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Joplin metro area scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #11 of 347 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

At $717 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Joplin metro area spend about $57M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $9.5M per studio, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

There are 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Joplin metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Joplin metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,679 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Joplin metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Joplin metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Joplin metro area compares

The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Joplin, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJoplin metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.52.4
Spending per listing$9.5M$5.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,6793,5993,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$717$869$983
Median household income$61,901$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
340
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$3.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Joplin metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Population and households in the Joplin metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
208,796+3.9% since 2020
Households
79,505
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$61,901
Average household income
$80,895
Median home value
$165,500
Jobs located here
85,555
Daytime population
203,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Missouri

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Joplin metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Joplin, MO-KS7660.8$9.5M+3.9%#11 of 347
2Springfield, MO61311.6$5M+5.1%#74 of 347
3Kansas City, MO-KS562112.4$4.3M+3.4%#115 of 347
4Columbia, MO52141.6$5.5M+3.9%#142 of 347
5Cape Girardeau, MO-IL5282.1$3.7M+1.7%#152 of 347
6St. Louis, MO-IL502292.0$5.1M−0.2%#163 of 347
7St. Joseph, MO-KS4181.7$4.4M−2.0%#248 of 347

Other business types in the Joplin metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Joplin metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.

How much do households in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $57M a year, or $717 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,505 households in the Joplin metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Joplin metro area has 0.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $9.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Joplin metro area would have about 14, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,679 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Joplin, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Joplin metro area at 208,796 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,505 households. The median household income in the Joplin metro area is $61,901 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Joplin metro area scores 76 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #11 of 347 scored metro areas.

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